Gathered Bodice Top With Dolman Sleeves

Name: Gathered Bodice Top With Dolman Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4062
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4062

A women's pull-on top with short cut-on (dolman) sleeves, a sweetheart-shaped neckline finished with bias binding, an upper front gathered at the centre with elastic thread, and a lower front gathered into a seam under the bust. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Gathered Bodice Top With Dolman Sleeves

When To Wear

Summer days with skirts, jeans or trousers.
Under a jacket or cardigan in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose below a high seam under the bust, falling to the hip.

Neckline: Sweetheart-shaped, bound with a folded bias strip turned to the inside and topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam.

Sleeves: Short, cut in one with the upper front and back; the sleeve and side seam are sewn in one pass. Sleeve hem turned twice by 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Front: Upper front in one piece, ruched down the centre with a row of elastic thread. The lower front is gathered between marks and joined to it.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; no darts.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Three pattern pieces, straight seams, gathering with elastic thread and a bias-bound neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Elastic thread

Cutting Plan

From main fabric:
1. Front Bodice Upper – 1 piece
2. Back – 2 pieces
3. Front Bodice Lower – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the center back seam. Finish the seam allowance and press to the left.
Along the center of the upper front bodice, sew a row with elastic thread. Along the upper edge of the lower front bodice, between the marks, sew a row with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Attach the lower front bodice to the upper front bodice. Finish the seam allowance and press.
Stitch the side seam and sleeve seam in one continuous step. Finish the seam allowance and press towards the back. Stitch the right shoulder seam. Finish the seam allowance and press towards the back.
Cut a bias binding strip equal to the neckline length. Fold the binding strip in half lengthwise and press. Align the neckline edge with the raw edges of the bias binding and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
Stitch the left shoulder seam. Finish the seam allowance and press towards the back.
Fold the sleeve hem twice by 1.5 cm and topstitch.
Finish the bottom edge of the garment. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.